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Sony Xperia 1 VII
Sony's 2025 flagship pairs a 6.5-inch 120Hz LTPO OLED with the Snapdragon 8 Elite and a triple camera built around a 48MP main, a 48MP ultra-wide and a 12MP telephoto with continuous 3.5x-7.1x optical zoom. It keeps a 3.5mm jack, stereo speakers, microSD and IP65/IP68 protection, charges at 30W wired or 15W wireless, and Sony promises up to 4 OS updates. It is not officially sold in the US.
Pros
- 48MP main and 48MP ultra-wide cameras plus a 12MP telephoto with continuous 3.5x-7.1x optical zoom
- Snapdragon 8 Elite with up to 16GB of RAM and UFS 4.0 storage
- 3.5mm headphone jack, front stereo speakers and microSD expansion up to 2TB
- IP65/IP68 rating, aluminum frame and a Gorilla Glass Victus 2 front
- Up to 4 Android upgrades and 6 years of security updates
Cons
- Not officially sold in the US
- Wired charging tops out at 30W, and no charger or cable is included
- Review testing measured 240Hz PWM flicker at every brightness level, which sensitive users may notice
- Sony paused sales in July 2025 after shutdown reports traced to a faulty circuit board in a small number of units, then ran a replacement program
Good
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Sony Xperia 1 VII
Display
- Screen size
- 6.5 ″
- Panel type
- LTPO OLED
- Resolution
- 1080x2340
- Pixel density
- 396 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 1,655 nits
Performance
- Chipset
- Snapdragon 8 Elite
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 3,003Top 13%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 9,129Top 14%
- Wild Life Extreme stability
- 64 %Bottom 28%
- RAM (max)
- 16 GB
- Storage options
- 256GB/512GB
- Storage type
- UFS 4.0
Camera
- Main camera
- 48 MP
- Main aperture
- f/1.9
- Ultra-wide
- 48 MP
- Telephoto
- 12 MP
- Optical zoom
- 7.1 x
- Max video
- 4K@120fps
- Front camera
- 12 MP
- OIS
- Yes
Battery
- Capacity
- 5,000 mAh
- Wired charging
- 30 W
- Wireless charging
- 15 W
Design
- Weight
- 197 g
- Thickness
- 8.2 mm
- IP rating
- IP65/IP68
- Frame material
- Aluminum
Connectivity
- 5G
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 6.0
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- USB-C 3.2
- eSIM
- Yes
Software
- OS at launch
- Android 15
- OS update pledge
- 4 years
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- Yes
- 3.5mm jack
- Yes
Quick answers
Is the Sony Xperia 1 VII good in 2026?
The Sony Xperia 1 VII earns an Inno Score of 62.1/100 (“Good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Sony's 2025 flagship pairs a 6.5-inch 120Hz LTPO OLED with the Snapdragon 8 Elite and a triple camera built around a 48MP main, a 48MP ultra-wide and a 12MP telephoto with continuous 3.5x-7.1x optical zoom. It keeps a 3.5mm jack, stereo speakers, microSD and IP65/IP68 protection, charges at 30W wired or 15W wireless, and Sony promises up to 4 OS updates. It is not officially sold in the US.
What are the key specs of the Sony Xperia 1 VII?
Chipset: Snapdragon 8 Elite · Screen size: 6.5 ″ · Capacity: 5,000 mAh · Main camera: 48 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the Sony Xperia 1 VII?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Xiaomi 15T, HONOR 600, Huawei Pura 70 Ultra — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
